COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Clippers lost for the sixth time in eight games, 9-5 to the Charlotte Knights Tuesday night.
Nick Maronde, still winless in six outing for Columbus, struck out seven hitters but also gave up five runs in 4-2/3 innings of work. The big blow was a three-run home run by Leury Garcia in the bottom of the fifth inning.
The Knights scored four more runs in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
Game 3 of the four-game series is Wednesday night.